Mohammed bin Rashid: My dream is for the Arab world to live its time and participate in building its civilization

8. A major event for Dubai in the next two years, the Expo 2020, what is the added value of Expo Dubai and the value Dubai offers to Expo?

The importance of Expo is no secret to anyone, since the first time 167 years ago grew his fame and gained a global reputation, and launched a race between countries to host. Our victory has been recognized by hosting the prestigious position of our nation among the countries of the world, especially as the competition for hosting it was intense, and among our competitors were countries with all the requirements of winning, and possess the advantages of strong economy and size of the large population.

I am confident that the Expo 2020 will strengthen our country and our region. This is the first time that the exhibition will be held in the Middle East, Africa and West Asia region.

The UAE in general and Dubai in particular have a prestigious international reputation in the industry of exhibitions and conferences. Expo will be crowned with an efficient organization, architecture and hospitality, and will be accompanied by activities and activities inspired by the theme "Connect the Minds and Make the Future".

9. More than a year after the appointment of a Minister of Health and Minister of Artificial Intelligence, as well as ministers of youth, food security and advanced science, have results been achieved by finding these portfolios?

Yes, more than expected. The ministries that we have developed are in fact future ministries. We have chosen young people who are efficient, energetic and ambitious.

We have made the Ministerial Amendment six months after our launch of the 2071 UAE Census, and we are inspired by the National Program of Action presented by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, which aims to equip the UAE for future generations. We had to start processing at the moment. The variables in our world are accelerating and require us to equip our generations with new knowledge and skills in research, thinking and communication that will enable them to succeed in a world that will be very different from today's world ... the world of industrial intelligence, the Fourth Industrial Revolution,

We have learned from our own experience and from the experience of others that if you do not know how to go to the future, you will always be surprised and updated, and I will keep you in the circle of "reactions" and keep you following.

10. Seek to spread the concept that happiness is linked to the existence of a highly efficient government through what is put forward at the World Summit of Governments, what are the links between happiness and the quality of government is capable and able to perform efficiently?

Happiness is the ultimate goal of every human being and every society. It is assumed to be the goal of every government. Achieving the happiness of the UAE community with its citizens and guests is our vision, strategies and plans. But if you asked 10 people about the meaning of happiness, you had 10 different answers. I summarize the meaning of happiness associated with the quality of government performance with a single word of satisfaction. Satisfaction of the auditors of government departments about the clarity of procedures for providing services to them, the ease and speed of completing their transactions and responding to their requests, and the satisfaction of employees with their work and career status.

Satisfaction is achieved through collective action, the adequacy of laws and regulations, the efficiency of the manager, his fairness and his success in building a work environment that stimulates the improvement of performance, encourages ideas and initiatives and rewards the owners, and opens the ladder of career advancement to the creative and diligent employee. This is what we are keen on in our ministry and our departments.

11. Dubai is building a new Burj Khalifa tower on the rise and trying to achieve a new record. Can the new tower pull the lights from Burj Khalifa?

We seek to build the landmarks of Dubai and the UAE. Monuments may be towers, museums, libraries, opera, gardens, hotels or regular cultural activities. These milestones are vibrant and up-to-date and generate attractive returns directly or indirectly. As for the indices, I am keen to register them in the areas of development and indicators, especially in human development. The UAE is the largest donor and aid provider among the world's countries as a proportion of GDP. The UAE is one of the highest in the number of women parliamentarians and the number of women ministers. The UAE has the highest female enrollment rate in the world. The UAE jumped in economic performance from 12th place in 2016 to fifth place last year. I can go on enumerating several other indicators in which the ranking of the UAE among the countries of the world is advanced.

12. Neighboring countries have announced the creation of financial centers, while the 90th in Dubai to strengthen the status of the emirate as a global financial center, what makes Dubai the first choice for financial companies in the highly competitive Gulf countries specifically?

First, we welcome competitiveness because it motivates us to develop and improve our work. The DIFC's competitive landscape is a global horizon and ranks among international financial centers. We do not want others to follow us and imitate our projects, and we wish them success. We regard the success of any brother as a success for us. Their success also strengthens all of us, and I mean what I say, because the stumbling of some may lead to actions that lack professionalism and negatively affect everyone.

What makes Dubai the first choice for international companies, you can ask the largest and most famous, and you will hear answers ranging from the quality of life in Dubai and the legislation in force at the Center, and the independence of his authority, and the competencies and expertise of cadres.

13- The Portaleal Port case has shown that there are challenges facing overseas companies through international laws. How can rights be guaranteed in the face of abuses by governments such as the port of Doralia?

It is regrettable that the concerned authority in Djibouti has not respected its commitment to the contract signed with DP World. The contract is notarized, and the reference to the dispute is international, with the agreement of the contracting parties. Provisions have been issued in favor of DP World, which is final and enforceable.

The issue of this port will not affect DP World's activity. It has recently acquired a Danish group with the largest logistics network for the operation of short-term shipping vessels in Europe. DP World operates 78 ports around the year and develops 10 new projects in eight countries across three continents. As for guaranteeing rights, I believe that the issue of Djibouti will not be a precedent. It is a fact that States are keen on their reputation, respect their signature and abide by their commitments.

14. I mentioned in a tweet that the officials are two kinds of keys to good and another kind of good for good. I pointed out that governments do not succeed unless the first type increases on the second type. What do you think are the most species in our Arab world?

I have no answer to this question. You may find the answer in the case of bureaucratic procedures, ie internal procedures in ministries, departments and other government agencies, and procedures for completing the transactions of auditors. Also, the laws and regulations in force can provide an indication. When a transaction requires 20 signatures and seals, the closure is first in the laws and secondly in the officials who do not initiate the development of these laws. In any event, international indicators on transparency, governance, corruption and others are highlighted.

15 - If I asked you to abbreviate in a few words the secret that enabled Dubai to become a permanent workshop and a magnet for investments and tourists and a role model?

Dubai's success is a success for the UAE. We in the UAE are a single, loving and interdependent family; Emiratis cherish their heritage and values ​​in giving, loving others, openness, tolerance, acceptance of the other and respect for their culture. And our relationship with our citizens open, meet them every day, and share their joys and joys, and they are at the heart of the process of development and progress involved in its manufacture and in its revenues.

As for how Dubai turned into what it said, it is the transformation of the whole of the UAE. The secret of its success is that it was launched from reality and in the context of future visions that keep abreast of the changes, developments and emerging trends in the developed world and plans, projects and programs led by the government.

Do you fear that a day will come when Dubai will lose its luster due to regional tensions or competition?

I suggest that you read the history of Dubai and the UAE to see that this spark is the result of the accumulation of generations of the people of Dubai, and that it is worthy of merit and excellence. Perhaps you do not know that the roots of Dubai's economic growth date back more than 110 years and that its trade has been free since Sheikh Maktoum bin Hashr Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai (1894-1906) abolished tariffs. Dubai has become one of the most important trade centers in the region Only for cargo ships between Europe and India.

Our predecessors have overcome very difficult and complex challenges. Ever since the Portuguese came with their ship guns to our region some 500 years ago, the Dutch and the English have followed, challenges are falling apart and our predecessors are overcoming them.

We do not compete locally and regionally but globally. We believe that without competition, there will often be a lack of competition. There may be monotony and complacency. The initiative may disappear and the work of today will be postponed until tomorrow. In this and that recipe for underdevelopment.

Dubai is part of the United Arab Emirates. Its brilliance adds to the glamor of the eminent UAE model, which is unique in its composition, and which is radiated throughout the UAE. We are in the United Arab Emirates united and solid buildings, and one body if a member complains to him that the rest of the body will fall with fever and fever.

17- What is the Ruler of Dubai now looking forward to after being associated with his name? What is his new dream?

I look forward to promoting the UAE's renaissance and moving forward to achieve its 100th goals.

I look forward to the vision of 20 Dubai in our Arab world, and that Arab citizens enjoy the security, stability and prosperity enjoyed by the people of the UAE.

I dream of seeing the performance of Arab governments match the performance of our government and surpass it. Young people and young people are at the top of its agenda and invest more in education and scientific research. My dream is for the Arab world to live its time and participate in building its civilization, China, Japan and India, as well as the Western civilization that has characterized human civilization over the past three centuries.

18 - What do you feel when you visit Arab capitals and feel that they are still captive to the past and unable to climb the train of scientific progress, technological and urban?

I see efforts being made in most Arab countries to change and free themselves from the causes of underdevelopment. I see a growing awareness that solutions to problems and ways to meet challenges are present and future, and I see an interest in developing government performance, modernizing legislation, developing services, and reforming education. The level of these efforts and attention is different from state to state. In any case, these efforts must continue, multiply, and accumulate. Those who are unable to rise to the train of progress are the losers of their country and people, and also of themselves.

19. Your recent initiatives at the Arab level draw attention. What do you want behind it? Do you see it useful in this time of the Arab world full of problems and major crises?

Our most important asset in the UAE is our values, principles and ethics. We carry in our hearts the love of good for all of us, and we work to achieve this in the best way. Our Arab commitment to the UAE is part of our composition and our identity. Sheikh Zayed has embodied, "God bless him," his positions and best practices. He is one of our constants and we practice the leadership and the people whenever necessary and to the maximum extent possible.

Yes, the Arab world in many of its countries is full of problems and crises, but this situation alone is sufficient motivation to give, and a catalyst to contribute to efforts to address these problems and crises.

Even if you look at it from a purely practical point of view, it is true that every Arab country has a direct interest in the stability, security and prosperity of other Arab countries.

The initiatives of the UAE on the Arab arena have never ceased, and have always targeted the good of peoples, stability and development of nations. In my initiatives, I focus on Arab youth and emerging generations. They are the hope of the future. I am endeavoring to empower them with knowledge, science, culture and education by encouraging them to pay attention to reading and our Arabic language, and to motivate them to innovate and innovate in modern technologies and digital applications. I am sure that our youth, whose ancestors built the greatest civilizations, are capable of changing the reality, rebuilding and resuming the Arab civilization, and in the facts of history and age lessons and through. China resumed its civilization after a long hiatus, and Japan did so, preceded by Europe, which regarded contemporary Western civilization as an appeal to the civilization of the Greeks that escaped more than 2,000 years ago.

We need to give our young people and our future generations the opportunity, and we have to open them the widest door. We need to equip them with science and knowledge, and provide them with an environment that encourages them to research and think, and urges them to initiative, creativity and innovation, and cultivate values ​​of tolerance, dialogue and acceptance of the other and respect for his culture.

20. I feel optimistic about the future of the Arab world, despite the disintegration of some of its countries, and the worsening political and economic situation in other countries. Are you optimistic? If so, what is the secret of your optimism?

I go back to the glass of water with its empty, full ends. Some see only half empty, either for weakness in their eyes or for purpose in themselves. Some look at the full section and think about how to fill the empty part. I am one of those. I see in the segment full of Arab countries with weight and influence that enjoy stability, security and prosperity, and continue to build development, and develop and progress, and help fill the empty section. I see countries that have visited the Arab "Autumn" to rise and remove the effects of chaos and succeed in the face of terrorism, and move strongly and confidently on the paths of development.

In the Arab public sphere, the fall resulted in unintended positive results. The most important of these is the progress made by efforts to resolve the confusion over a number of basic concepts in Arab life, such as the concepts of legitimacy, citizenship, progress, national state and reform. Is there any argument today about the importance of the national state and the need to maintain the strength and effectiveness of its institutions, and that the legitimacy is a sign of achievement, security and stability, building development and improving the quality of life, and that citizenship equal equality of rights and duties and equal opportunities, and that reform remains a message sent in the absence of the national state Capable? These are very important results, and they need huge efforts to enshrine firm principles and values ​​rooted in the culture and traditions of the societies concerned. These efforts include hard work and perseverance in building development, reforming education, improving government performance, combating corruption, and taking care of young people and placing them at the top of national action agendas.

21. What do you want to write about you later in history books? Do you want a picture of a renaissance maker, and what about your obvious passion for hair?

This is up to the historians.

Poetry is my friend who does not leave me. In poetry you find summaries of knowledge, wisdom and nobility. In which our language is manifested in its finest, thinnest and finest. He is an important partner in the preservation of heritage, the codification of history, the commemoration of the virtues, and the promotion of values ​​of honor and morality. In short, my hair is my identity and my honor, which has been extended to my country and my people, to the human psyche and to the world.

22. Can we know the most difficult moment you encounter in your career?

I consider difficulties to be challenges, and man since he creates accompanied with challenges in all matters of his life, and the merit of the human being in the advancement of the face, and reward is to overcome them, and the distinction is to seize the opportunities associated with them.

23 - Fear natural feeling, what frightens you?

I am a believer in God's destiny and destiny. Say: Nothing will harm us except what God has written for us. Nothing frightens me.

24. Do poets like your heart?

Mutanabi, the greatest Arab poet throughout the ages, a master of language and statement, has been shredded for the purposes of all poetry, and penetrated the philosophy of life and in the human psyche and extended all their feelings as did another poet. As for his biography of his life, his journey, his anxiety, his ambition, his request and his death, he approached the Epics of the Greeks. Dozens of verses of his poetry have settled in a ruling echoing to this day, and sometimes appear to have been spoken in contemporary events and situations.

25 - What do you keep from Mutanabi poetry?

I save a lot, and now prepare me some verses of his hair that permeate the conditions and trends of the human psyche such as:

I have not seen the defects of people ...

Such as being able to complete

If the boy has done wrong, his misfortune is bad ...

And he believed what he used to do

And fear is only what the boy fears ...

What is safe is only what the boy saw safe

upon determined people determination will be ...

Come up to the esteemed Makarem

I belong to some of our souls ...

With nose to dwell meat and bone

I did not cross a clock that did not annoy me ...

I did not have a mood to accept the darkness

26 - Do you have time to read books? If time is available, what are the topics of the books you prefer?

If you manage well, you will find plenty of work, rest, reading, exercise and hobbies. I read on many topics. I am interested in ancient and contemporary history and memoirs of leaders and personalities that have made a difference in their societies or opened up new horizons for humanity. In addition, my office follows new publications and periodicals specialized in political, economic and scientific affairs, studies, research and literature related to the future. In fields of thought, culture and contemporary issues.